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<p><em>This is a Bisq Network proposal. Please familiarize yourself with the <a href="https://docs.bisq.network/proposals.html" rel="nofollow">submission and review process</a>.</em></p>
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<p>Following discussions with <a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/hovercards?user_id=43150241" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/arunasurya">@arunasurya</a> and <a class="user-mention" data-hovercard-type="user" data-hovercard-url="/hovercards?user_id=170962" data-octo-click="hovercard-link-click" data-octo-dimensions="link_type:self" href="https://github.com/ripcurlx">@ripcurlx</a> as well as <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/growth/issues/141" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/growth/issues/141/hovercard">input</a> from other community members, I would like to propose a bounty to translate the Bisq software into Japanese.</p>
<h3>Rationale:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Recently, the bisq's new JPY order book has been <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/growth/issues/140" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/growth/issues/140/hovercard">launched</a>.</li>
<li>Though the current volumes are low, it was <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/growth/issues/150#issuecomment-513795242" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/growth/issues/150/hovercard">pointed out</a> that the potential of Japan as a market for Bisq could be significant.</li>
<li>It was also <a href="https://github.com/bisq-network/growth/issues/141#issuecomment-508505028" data-hovercard-type="issue" data-hovercard-url="/bisq-network/growth/issues/141/hovercard">noted</a> that the language barrier could constrain user adoption in Japan.</li>
<li>The latter point could be supported by the fact that in the <a href="https://www.ef.co.th/__/~/media/centralefcom/epi/downloads/full-reports/v8/ef-epi-2018-english.pdf" rel="nofollow">English Profficiency Index</a>, Japan holds 49th position with Low Proficiency.</li>
<li>There's little info about impact of software localization with specific figures due to sensitivity of this information, however my personal experience in localization and some <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/4d7umm/we_sold_25000_copies_on_steam_in_12_languages/" rel="nofollow">other sources</a> suggest that Japanese translation pays off well.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Budget:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Translation: 15,589 untranslated words at 0.07 BSQ/w = 1,091.23 BSQ</li>
<li>Review: 16,564 words at 0.035 BSQ/w = 579.74 BSQ</li>
<li>Total: 1670,97 BSQ</li>
</ul>
<p>It might seem pricey, but bear in mind that we apply our standard rates for all languages, which are on the lower end of the <a href="https://search.proz.com/employers/rates" rel="nofollow">average rates</a> charged by freelance translators. Morevover, Japanese is one of the most expensive languages to translate to, so I believe that the proposed budget is very realistic for the organization and at the same time appealing to participants.</p>
<p>If this gets approved, I will create a separate issue with the full bounty information and instructions.</p>

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